Sirach 37:8

ASV Byzantine Text

Let thy soul beware of a counselor, And know thou before what is his interest (For he will take counsel for himself); Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah baerhoep ti khaw rhalrhing, Lamhma balae a ngaih ti ming pah, Amah ham ni poeknah khaw a loh hae eh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Omnis consiliarius prodit consilium, sed est consiliarius in semetipso.

Brenton English Septuagint

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Neem u dus voor een raadsman in acht, En onderzoek van tevoren zijn bedoeling. Want hij denkt ook aan zichzelf; Waarom zou hij er schade door lijden?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Beware of a counseller, And know before what need he hath; (For he will counsel for himself) Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

LXX2012 U. S. English

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he has; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon you,

British English Septuagint 2012

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he has; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon you,

Revised Version

Let thy soul beware of a counsellor, And know thou before what is his interest (For he will take counsel for himself); Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Que ton âme prenne garde au conseiller, et savoir à l'avance quel est son intérêt (car il prendra conseil pour lui-même), de peur qu'il ne rejette le sort sur vous,

Spanish BLL

Que tu alma se guarde de un consejero, y averigua de antemano cuál es su interés (porque él aconsejará para sí mismo), no sea que eche la suerte contra ti,

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Que tu alma se cuide de un consejero, y saber de antemano cuál es su interés (pues tomará consejo para sí mismo), para que no eche la suerte en tu contra,

Croatian Bible

Čuvaj se od onoga koji nudi savjet: ispitaj prije što on sam želi - jer on daje savjet na svoju korist - da on ne baci oko na tebe

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Beware of a counselor, And know before what need he hath; For he will counsel for himself; Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

World English Bible (Catholic)

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Let your soul beware of a counsellor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible Classic

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible Updated

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀπὸ συμβούλου φύλαξον τὴν ψυχήν σου καὶ γνῶθι πρότερον τίς αὐτοῦ χρεία καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ βουλεύσεται , μήποτε βάλῃ ἐπὶ σοὶ κλῆρον

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀπὸ συμβούλου φύλαξον τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ γνῶθι πρότερον τίς αὐτοῦ χρεία· καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ βουλεύσεται· μήποτε βάλῃ ἐπὶ σοὶ κλῆρον,

Mashi Bible

Omanye omuhanûzi, burhanzi cidôse bulagîrire buci bumugwêrhe - kwankanabà bunguke bwâge bwône alonza, - alekikuhirakwo akarhunzi.

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